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Recent Posts Walking the Wiltshire/Somerset border Aug 31, 2023Recent PostsA talk by Roger Jones, author of Where Wiltshire meets Somerset and its sequel which feature some of the best walks around Bath, Bradford-on-Avon,... The Crown Jewels Jul 1, 2023Recent...

The Talk by Ruth Butler “Women in WWl“ has been postponed.

Recent Posts The Original Christmas Gifts Dec 11, 2023A return visit by speaker Andrew Campbell who will tell us some of the background and significance of these items as gifts. Abraham Laverton a self-made man Oct 9, 2023Recent Posts Born in Newtown Trowbridge,...

Charles Case Tanyard

Recent Posts Penruddock’s Rebellion – Friday 23 June at 7.30pm Jun 22, 2023Recent PostsAn illustrated talk by Ruth Butler from the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre about the Wiltshire landowner who led a Royalist revolt in 1655 in an... Dilton Marsh Local...

The Westbury QUAKERS Friday 26th Novemberat 7.30pm

Recent Posts Walk – Exploring Historic Westbury Leigh May 31, 2023Recent PostsWalk -- Exploring Historic Westbury LeighSat 3 June at 2:30 pm A Tall Black Man May 17, 2023Recent PostsAn illustrated talk by Andrew Campbell about events that followed the Battle of...

Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

William Bailey’s Letter to His Son in Australia 1847

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Short Street Roman Kilns

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Help with My Research

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Loneliness and Covid-19

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Dilton Marsh History Society News Update

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Clay Tobacco Pipes

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Clay Tobacco Pipes Update

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Postponement of Terry Bracher Talk on Friday 27th March

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Early Crime and Punishment – Canceled!!!

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Dilton Marsh’s March News 2020

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Remembering John Atyeo – English Footballer

Recent Posts First 1000 Years Depicting Christ Feb 17, 2024Martyn has written many educational and history books, particularly on Anglo-Saxon England and the early medieval period, and is an experienced communicator. 1000 YEARS OF WARP AND WEFT Jan 20, 2024Wool has...

Dilton Marsh’s January News 2019

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

Dilton Marsh December Report 2019

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

October News 2019

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

July News 2019

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

From Larkhill to Victory 2019

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

In Search of the Real WOLFHALL 2019

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

To End All Wars

Recent Posts Forthcoming Talks 2026 ★ Aug 8, 2024Upcoming Events 2024 Wiltshire’s Little Known Places Mar 13, 2024Historical sites you may never have been to. Speaker James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque...

The Westbury Workhouse

Recent Posts Remembering John Atyeo – English Footballer Jan 3, 2020Recent PostsDuring our societies various interviews with those Dilton residents who have had a long association with the village, the name of John Atyeo, English... Dilton Marsh’s January News 2019...

To Readers of April Parish Magazine

Recent Posts William Bailey’s Letter to His Son in Australia 1847 Aug 30, 2021Recent Posts→ William Bailey’s Letter to his Son In Australia (PDF) This is a transcript of a letter written in 1847 by my 3x great-grandfather, William Bailey, and his... Short Street Roman...